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Etobicoke York Community Council · 2025-04-30 · 2025.EY22.11

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1 Jenson Court - Application for Fence Exemption

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2025-04-30 · Etobicoke York Community Council · amended

As filed

The Etobicoke York Community Council: 1. Granted the application for a fence exemption to the property owner of 1 Jenson Court, thereby allowing the existing fences to be maintained as constructed. At such time when a replacement of the fence is required that such installation will comply with Municipal Code Chapter 447, Fences or its successor by-law.

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This staff report concerns a matter for which the Etobicoke York Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. The purpose of this report is to advise Community Council concerning an application by the property owner of 1 Jenson Court for a site-specific Fence Exemption, pursuant to Section 447-1.5(B) of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 447 - Fences. The property owner is seeking Community Council's permission to maintain a fence in the front and side yards of the property that will not comply with the standards stipulated by Section 447-1.2(B)(1).

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The applicant is seeking permission to maintain a side yard fence made of compressed wood, featuring a vertical board-on-board design with decorative aluminum rods on top and lighting fixtures on the posts, extending approximately 5 meters. The remaining side yard fence consists of vertical board-on-board compressed wood and includes a gate with lighting fixtures on the posts. In the front yard, the fence is constructed of vertical board-on-board compressed wood and includes a gate with lighting fixtures on the posts. The fence height varies across the perimeter, ranging from 1.99 meters to 2.65 meters.

Staff recommended

The District Manager, Municipal Licensing and Standards, West District recommends that Etobicoke York Community Council: 1. Refuse the application for property owner of 1 Jenson Court. The proposed fence would fail to comply with the provisions of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 447 Fences. Notice of Violation to be issued directing the property owner to bring the fence into compliance as Council's decision is final and binding.

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